Estimating Growing Stock and Allowable Cut in Lao PDR using Data from Land Use Maps and the ...

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Estimatg iGnrowign Stocakn dA llowabCluet i n
LaoP DR usign Dataf romL andU seM aps and
theN ationFaolr esItn vento(rNyF I)
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Estimagt iGnrowign Stocakn dA llowabCluet i n
LaoP DR usign Dataf romL andU seM apsa nd
theN ationFaolr esItn vento(rNyF I)
BounpoSneen gthong
Arbetsrap4p8o 1r9t9 8/
WorkinPga peNro 4 8 1998
Mastetrh esiinsf orersets ourmcaen agement
SupervisoUrl:fS oderberSgw,e disUhn iversoiftA yg ricultuSrcaile nces
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Abstract
Snice1 899t,h Lea og ovrenmeinsti mplemean tpionlgio cnyb e ttuesreo ff orest
reosucre.sI no rdteorg et maocrceu rdaattea s tfroart deecgiiscia onnpdsl n aninogfa
susitnaabfloer emsatn agemtehnetg ,o vernmeinsct o nducat innagt iofnroaels t
invent(oNrFyIa )n da nationmwaipdpei onfgl nadu sea ndf orecsotv eBro.t h
activpirtoiveei ismd poritnafnotr mbautatin oyon f t htew os uorciessn ostu ifcfnite
focrla cutlianggr owisntgo fcokpr r oducftoiroeansr tew ahsi cihsa ni mporbtaasnet
foers itmataillnogwb alceu .t
Theo bjecotfti ihvsse t uidsty o i nvesttihgpeao tsbesi iloiftc yo mbintiwon gd ifferent
tyepso fd atfai,r sstmalpyl idnagtf ar otmh NeF Ia nds encdollya nuds mea psb aseodn
SPOT staelliimtaeg ,ef royers timagtrionwgis ntgo icnks mall (aprreoadsu ction
araesa)n eds itmatailnolgwb alceu otn p rovilneecvle.
In tshteua dnya ppro(aCcNhLh )a bse ednev elopTehde. CaNpLp roparcohv itdhees
opptourniotfcy o bminitnhdgei ffetrpyeenostf d ataan idit s as lot estede vlaautnaed d
int wop roudctifoorne aserta .s tInh e smtaundayg,e miennvte ndtaothraay bs e euns ed
asa r eefrnecea,n dg ovemrnengtu ied-lifnoers dientniegir,nmw hicahr elao igngcgna
takpelc ae.
Foerca ha rae,t hCeN Lp rovisduecidhn formaastt ihaoenv ervaogleu pmeehr e ctare
fodri ffelrnaednu ts ger osua pndf oretsytp aensd atvheer naugmeb eorft repeesr
hecrteaF.o cru rrfeonrtet shiten formoantc iroonwd ne nsaintdsy t asntdr uchtausr e
beeuns etdoi mprotvheee s tism.aTt heep rescinio oft hees timhaatsaes lso b een
clacutlead.
The CaNpLp rogaacvhse l hitglhygi hefri gutrheastn h er eferdeantca(e va erage
volmuep ehre ctoafrN ea tuHriaglFh o re,bs uttt)h dei efrfnececsna b ee xpalinbeyd
the tfiamcet( odfrie freynertao fs urvaenycd)l aisfsicasttiaonnsd a.r d
It isco cnludtehdat thC eN Li sfea sifboleres timagtoriwnigns gt ofcokar r esaism ri la
tot htew o stuad.sy Tahree areaabso u1tw,0 e0r0he0e ctaeraecashn dl otceaidn
accesbslaier e(acso rveebdy N FIs maplpel o)t.s
ThroutghheC NLa ppraoc,hi ti sp osbsliteo m akeu seo fN FIa ndm apd atian
combinattoci laocnut leta hger owisntgof cokar r edaesf ibnyet dh dea tuas eTrh.si
informiasto inoein m porptianeotcf ei nformnaeteiodfneo der s timatthiAenn gn ual
AlolwbalCeu to nf,o erx maplep,r ovilnecv.ee l
Acknowledgments
Thiwsor kh abse ecna rroiueatds a t ehspirso jectp arbtoe fmi yns gt iuedfso MrS ci n
Foresatttr hySe wediUsnhi verosfi tAyg ricSucilnetcue(rsSa ULl) i nU rnead uring
Octob1e99r6 O-ctob1e99r8 .
Thes utdiehsa vbee eonr gsaendia sa ni nstituctooi-ropnearla bteitowne tehne
DeaprtmeonftF oreRsetos urcMea nagemeanndtG eomiactsS,LU and the
DeaprtmoefnF to resLtaroPy D,R a nfdun debdyS dia.
I agmar tetfoual lt loh sweh oe xtentdheecdio roe pratainosdnu ppfoortrtih ss tu.d y
EspeciIaw loluyll,di kteoc onvmeyyd eeapp precitaott hiLeoa on-w SeidsFho rsetry
Progmrmea( LFSP)o ft hDee aprtmeonfFt o res(tDroyFf )o r matkihisvn algu able
courasvea iltaomb elb eyp rovidings ubpoupr.dt get
Mys nicetrhea nakslsot oM r. KhamphKeiunsagdanaeD, i recGteonre roafDl o Fa,n d
MrB ounthXoanigs iddeapu,t y doifDr oeFcM,tr o Srli vaanShaw athovnDgi rector of
thNea tioPnraolgm rmea fSohirft iCnugl tivSatbtaiioltnii zoIaUn p ladnedv oeplment,
Mr BoualIintthh itlhaeHt eha do ft heL ao-wSediFsohr esPtrroygm rmea, Mr
KamphaMya nviontgh Hee da oft he ForReessectahrC ye ntert hfeosirur po pr,t s
advsie,as sw elalse ncouragement.
Myg artefauplp recitaopt rieoosfnrsB ooR anneDbiyer,c toofDr e aprtmoenfFt o rest
ResorucMea nagemaennGdte omatfioscrus p pormtypi rngor mgamea ntdo p reosfsor
GoraSnat hflo hri usse fuclo mmen.t s
I apmar ticuglraartletyfo Du rlU. l fS odebrermgy, f irssutpv eirswohro,c orrected
andg uidmeed,a nd,f urnishae cdo ulnetsvsa luable caonmdsm uegngtiesos nttso
improtvihess t u.d y
FurthIwe ir,st hoe xpsrsme yh eartfgerlatt ittoMu rdM ea tSsan deawllw,h oa mdist
hibsu ssyc hueeldss,e elssfllgya vmee guindcaea,dv isseu,ge gstnisoc,o mment,s
correctthilenna ggu agea nadss itnsacteo c ompltehtpeeu p rosoeft ihsst u.d y
Atl satI, w oulldi kteoe xpersmsy sincaeprper ecitaoat litloh nes a tfof ft he
DeaprtmoenfFt o reRseotsu rMcaen agemaenndGt e omiact,ws hoh avbee ehne lping
ande ncouramgeid nugr imnyg e ntisrteu idnyS LUE.s pelcliIyaa prpeictaetdh e
supponretsiosvf em y corusessu pesrev,riE svaR oviane,Sn araS ojsteHdetn,r ik
FeycihntgL,ar -sErIivca srosnT,h orbjCorursneA ,n nRai gnvlalB,o E riskosnJ,o nas
FridmHaanns,P ertesson.
Anne-MJaonjs shoanhs e lpmeedw itmha nayd minisatnrpdar taicvtemi actatlie nra s
very wnaiycK.ej eLlalg evriqshta psr oviidnevda lucaobmlpeu stueprp oArntd.e rs
Palsshoanks i ndflayc ilmiytc aotnetdaw citthshos piatnaidlm migraoftificoen.
Larso-sGtNao rd,eP nedWeirk straonLmd e akemaBreihraemG, e tacEhsehwe theav e
beefnir enadnsed n couragement.
Onem ortei m,e wIo ulldi kteot haMnakt asn Kd ajsSaan deawllf,ot ra kicnrageo ver
med urimnyge ntisrteai ynU meae,s pelclwiyha ens tIa yientd h heo stpaailn dg ave
mea v ergyo otdi mteov itsm ianwyo ndrfeupllc aeisnS wede.n
Thisst u,dw yash gihlfya ciliatnadst uepdp obryt edN OFIP.t ihFsIo,w r o ulldi ke to
expsrsme yd eegpr atittoau ldsleat foff t ihso fifcee,sp elcltiyha sece tioofnp hoto
intepreatnadt sitceohtnei oofdn a tpaor cessing.
MrV.o ngyxN aolkahamM,r .Th ongpLhuaatn gkhaDmempau,dt iyr ecotfNo OrFsIP ,
whoh avper ovimdeew di tdho cumeanntadsd v ise.
Finamlylg yr,a tietxutdeetn odm syd eawri fKeh ankSeenogt honwgh,o t ook ftuhlel
respiobnisloifmt yyd aughatnehdro useihnoV lide ntiane.
BonuponSeen gtohng
UmeaS,we den
Octob1e99r8,
TABLEO FC ONTENTS Page
Absrtact
Acknowledgments
ChapetrI Introduction
1.1. BackgraonuSdng idn ificoaftn hcpeer eo blem 1
12.. Reseracqhue siton 3
13. . Objecotfi vtseht eud y 4
14.. Thes tuadrye a 4
15.. Expecotuetdc omes 4
ChapteIrI A vailadbaltesa o urcaensde xisting guide-lines for estimating
growinsgt ocakn da llowacbulte
2.1 . Thed iffedraetsnaot u rces 6
2.2 . TheN atioFnoarleIn svte nt(oNrFyI ) 7
2. 12.I. n vendtesoirnyg 7
2. 22.I. n venmteotrhyio nda c cesbslaier eas 9
2. 32.I. n venmteotrhyfo odir n cacebslsaeir eas 11
2.2 .4. L anuds aen fdo rtepysetcs l aiscsaitfion 12
2. 52.A. r eaan vdo lucmlaec utliaon 17
2.3 . TheF oretsytpa en Lda nuds mea p 19
2.3 .1 .M ehtofdo mra pp roduction 19
2.3 .2. S atelilmiatgede a ta 19
2.3 .3 .A eripahlo dtaot a 19
2.3 4.. T opgorapmhaipcd ata 19
2.3 .5 .D ataf rofmi eclhde ck 20
2.3 .6. O utp ut 20
2.4 . ForeMsatn agemIennvte ntories 21
2.4 .1 .P uprosaen sd yesmt 21
2.4 .2 .T hes syteamp pliinDe odn gkapprhood ucftoiroens t 22
4.
2. 3.T hes syteamp pliinDe odn igtshopuraond ucftoiroens t 23
2.5 . Governmgeuniltdi en es 25
2.5 .1 .T heF orreysL taw 25
5. 5
2. 2.F orsetc taegories 2
53.. 7
2. Instruicnrt eiloantt oti iomnb eexrt raction 2
ChapteIrI IA pproatcohe stimagtreo wing sftoorsc mka lalr eas
3. 8
1. Thea pproach 2
3. 30
2. Them ethtoocd o mbitnhdeea tfoar mt he aNnFLdIa nuds e map
3.
2.1 .T ransfetrhlreoi tcniagoo nft hNeF It rafcrtostm h teo pgorapmhaipc
30
tot hlena du smea p
3.
2.2 .I dentifoifwc haitcNihFo Inp lots tboee lcaohmn agps tratum
30
(forteyspte /ulsaoenn td h mea pa)n rd-e clsiafsicaotfNi FoIpn l ots
33.. 3
Areaan d voclaulmceu loanpt rioovni lnecvee l 2
3. 3. 3
1.A recaa lculation 2
33.. 3
2.C alcautlioonfv olu(mien clpurdceiiinsogn ) 2
34.. 34
Calcutleaa reaansds tanding vtohldeue mfien aefrdoe ra s
34.. 34
1.D efinairnegoa nst hlea nuds mea p
34.. 35
2.A recala cutliaon
34.3. . 35
Volumcea lculation
ChapteIrV Evaluatoifot nh ea pproach
4. 37
1. Howt og roduapt ians uitsatbrlaet a
4. 44
2. Errioner s timates
4. 44
2.1 .B aspircci inples
4. 45
2. T2yp.e osf S urveEyr rors
4.3 . 47
2. Assensgts hiPer eicsoino fE stimates
43.. 48
Comparsiowni tdha tfar oomt hseuorcr e(sM anageInmveenntt ory)
43.. 48
1.G eneral
43.. 48
2.D ognkapPhroo ducFtoirsoetn
43.. 3. 53
DonigtshoPuraond ucFtoiroens t
44.. 55
Conucslion
ChapteVr D efinin"g A llowabcluet"
51. .
General
5.
2. TheS wediHsUhG IN syesmtf olro ng-ftoecrraems ttsi mobyfei re ld
56
anpdo ssibcluet
5.1 . 56
2. Introduction
5. 57
2. A2 g.e neoruatll oiftn hese sy tem
5.3 . 57
2. Growftohr ecasts
5.4 . 57
2. Foremsatn agempernotg ram
5.5 . 58
2. Calculoafct uitotnli envge l
5.6 . 58
2. Resuplrte sentation
5.7 . 58
2. Applicaantddisi oucns osni
53.. 59
Outlhionwe tihtsei mbhearr vesdtoinneLg a ioPn D Rt oyd a
54.. 60
Prinlceaisnp dda trae quirefmoeerns ttsi mating AAC
54.1. . 60
Yieelsdt imates
54.. 61
2. Estoifma actteuasanp ldo tenctuitatli ng
55.. 63
UsitnhgCe N La pprofaocerhs timaAtAiCn g
56.. 64
Finraelm ark
References
Appendices
1
Appendix Lisotft baleasn fdi guirnte hsre e port
Append2i x TheN FIm ehtodoloofeg syt imaatrieanang ds tandviounlmge
(cacesbslaier eaan pdr ovianrceSea av)a nnakPhreotv ince
3
Appendix Areoasfl nadu se and fdoirsetsrti ibtnuy tpeed
ecahf orcetsaet goirnSy av annakpherto vi(nCcNeL )
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Appendix TheL anuds mea po fD ongkaapnhDdoo nigtshouan
Productio(nC NFLo)r est
ChaptIe r
Introduction
1.B a1c.k groaunndSdi gnifiocfta hnpecr eo bm le
TheL aoP eoeps'lD emocrRaetpiucb liPcD R(i)Ls a oa mountaisniotuusia ntc eodu ntry
thSeou th-EAassiwtah ,i cshh atrhebe o rdweirtsh China,C amVbioiedatT,nha aiml,a nd
andM yanmaTrh.et otaarleo aft hceo unitsr2 y3 860,0s quakriel orm.esT theem aojr
toopgraphfieca tiutsrh ese o uthwardM-eflkoownRigin vgae nrid t flsa t,- llyopiwlniga,n
whicmha inlliyeb se lo2w0 0m etse.Tr hroutghhNe o rtohft hceo untarnydi nt he
AnnamiMtoeu ntatihne,arr ese te,er puggheildls T.h et otpaolp ulataiboonu4 t.i 6s
millpieoonp tlheme,a ojriotfty h peo pulaltiivioenrn u raaerla .sT hea veraangneu al
growrtahto eft hpeo pulaitseis otni maat2t .e4d(% 91 8159-95a)n pdo putliaodne nistiys
19p erspoensrsq uakriel omseT.th eeGrr sosD omesPtriocd (uGcDtP p)ec rpa iitna1 994
was3 3U5S D( NCS,1 995.)
TheF orests
Lao PDR expaes reianesanmolco ensso ocnl imatet,w towo fi itvcheo ol and dry months
betweNeonv embaenrAd p r.iT lotfaolr ceosevtri nL aoP DRi n1 98w9a s1 12m .illion
hectaorrae bso 4u7%t oft hlea nd tahrreea ato,eff orceosevtri sl oweisntt h neo rthern
Regi(o3n6 %a)ndh ighiens ttS houet (h8 5%)T.h ed istriobnud tieifrofenln atn uds e
clsaesasn vde gettaytepisso hno twh tathM ei xeDde ciduFooursew satts h per edominant
forteyseptsi na ltlh teh rreeeg iooftn h e coauttn htarty atnidtm heaa tb ou13t/o ft he
lanwda s Unstfoocrkaeersdet( a isn clfuadlilnlogaw no drB) amboo( MainvonKg.a, n d
SandewaMl.l1,,9 2 9)
Forsetpsly aa ni mporrtoalinentt hseu rvainvdadel v elopomfse onc-tie oocnomliicf e
inL aoP DR.T hehya vaem arkeefdcf teo nt heen vironsmuecanhspt r evenetrsioinogn ,
conrsveisnogic lo,n trowlaltrieunrng o afnfid m proovfitn hcgel imBaetseie.dst ,h eaysl o
contrtibotu hnteae t ioinnacloa mnede mploymoeftn htpe e opWliet.th h peo ilitcaanld
ecoonmicla refooftr hmLesa oG overnment tdhluear t1ie9n0 g8s' t,h dee matnode xploit
naturreaoslu rcheassi necarseFdo.r ty poefrt chepeno ptu latiiseo snt imtaotb eed
dirercetlliuyap nottnh feo srteT.h ue soeff orleasntd foprr ofdouocidtse ix otsnei nvael l
ovetrh ec ountersyp,el cliiyna tuhpeld as.nT hen atioencaolny o imsa sloh evaily
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dependoenfn otr pesrtou dc.tT shee xpoorftt i mbaenrdw oopdr odupcrtosv iadbeosu t
40% oft hteo tvaall oufee x po(rUStAsN -EAPI-1M99A1F,) .
Ther ataen edx teonfct o mmerlcoigaglii nLn agoP DRh as bqeueihnti eg ihnt hpea st.
Ith abse ecnon cnetrattote hdme o sta ccseisbalraee.s F ellhianbsge esne lievc(etb ased
ons pecaineddsi amegtueirdn eesl,)bi uitn p raicctieth, a bse epnoo rlcyon tlrloeadn d
operated adweiqtuhfaooturetme asnta gempelnnas(t Y ouVn.ga ,n Hdy d,Me ..J91 88).
Deforestation
Shiftciunlg tiv(autpilocanun ldt ivaantdai totne)n udnacnotn trfoilrhleaesfsd o lro ng
timbee en mtajhroec uasoef d eforesitnLa atoi oPnOD tRh.fe arc tsourcsah sm ining,
damasn dr oahdasv hea rde latmiivneoelrfeyf c tosnf oraersetia ns ptahesH to.w ever,
thiem proveomfte hnneta tiornoaanlde twodrukef, o cro mpleitnti hoe1n 99 0sw,i ll
provaiccdees tsoa rehaist huenrttoou cwhheidci,hsl ikteoli yne carseexl potiatiaonnd
leadf otrode esstt rubcymt iigornaa gnrti cuslettrut.srl ael
Laoisss tciolmlp arartiicvhfe oliryne b suttth, fe o reasrtedsae sc lailnmeoe svte yreyra .
Thet otfaolr ceosvtie nLr a oP DRi n1 98w2a s1 16m .illhiaoT.nh ea rerae pre4s9e%n ts
oft haer eoaft hCeo untBryy1 .9 8t9h,e fcoovreeorsf Lt a oP DRi se tsimaatte1 d12 .
millhiaoo rna pproxi4m7a%t oeftl hyae r eoaft hCeo untTrhuys.t, h nee lto sosff orest
duritnhgpe e ordi eisst imaatt6 e70d 0 0h ap earn nuInm .t ottahlfe,o recsoetvr h as
decarseebdy4 700 00h ac orresptoon2 d%io nftg h lea nd (aor4re% ao ft haer eoaf
CurrFeonrte dsutr)it nh7gey ea(rMsa nivKo.an ngSd,an dew,aM l.l1,99 2.)
Couplewdi tshu ch a rahtioegfd h e fsotreatwihoinc chua sed eecarsme sf orest
proudctst,h eirsae n otphreorb laesfm a ars b io-diviescr onscietrnyew di,tr hse petcot
floricsomtp ositiionn trheem ainfioenrsg.t S selectuisveoe f c ertsapienc aineds
imprompaenra gempernactce t,hsi acsua seedx tenfsoirvdeees gtr aodn.a ti
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